GERM365 - Postwar German Literature: Confrontations with the Past

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Academic Year 2003/2004

Postwar German Literature: Confrontations with the Past
GERM 365 SP

Crosslistings:
COL 363

This advanced course focuses on the German literary and cultural developments after Germany's defeat in 1945. The process of reconstruction and of "coming to terms with the past" or Vergangenheitsbewaeltigung will be examined through literary and non-literary texts and films from the two Germanys, Austria, and Switzerland.

MAJOR READINGS

Wolfgang Borchert, DRAUSSEN VOR DER TUER, "Nachts schlafen die Ratten doch"
Guenter Eich, DIE MAEDCHEN AUS VITERBO
Heinrich Boell, "Die Botschaft"
Wolfdietrich Schnurre, "Das Begraebnis," "Man sollte dagegen sein"
Max Frisch, ANDORRA
Siegfried Lenz, "Ein Freund der Regierung"
Christa Wolf, DER GETEILTE HIMMEL
Rolf Hochhuth, DER STELLVERTRETER
Peter Weiss, DIE ERMITTLUNG
Peter Handke, WUNSCHLOSES UNGLUECK

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Reading journal, oral presentations, final.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Regular attendance and participation expected.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA GERM Grading Mode: Student Option

Prerequisites: GERM214 OR GERM216 OR GERM217 OR (WUPG251 AND WUPG252)

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Winston,Krishna

Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK403

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: UNL)

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004